Net cap for personal wear



Dec. 7; 1937. J. s. CHAPPLE NET CAP FOR PERSONAL WEAR Filed Aug. 6. 1936wa /vial? ATTORNEY 1 l bathing cap.

Patented Dec. 7, 1931 UNITED. STATES NET CAP FOR PERSONAL WEAR JeanStuart Chapplmhove, England, assignor of one-half to Beatrice VioletChotzner, Hove,

England Application August 6, 1936, Serial No. 94,684

In Great Britain August 12, 1935 2 Claims.

This invention for a new or improved inner or under cap or head band foruse with a bathing cap has for its object to prevent the ingress ofwater to the head beneath the-edge of a bathing 5 cap and consists of aband or pad of chamois leather or other suitable material preferably ofa partly absorbent nature and means for securing and retaining the bandor pad in position between the head of the wearer and the edge of theInthe preferred way of securing the band or padon the head it isattached to the edge of a plain or net" cap, but it will beunderstoodthat theban'd may be kept in position on the head by any other suitablemeans.

In one way of carrying out the invention a fish-net cap as used by womenfor slumber caps" or a net cap of silk, hair, cord or other suitablematerial is made to fit the head closely and is.

edged or bordered with rubber or an elastic band.

The head band'or pad is conveniently formed of a' piece of chamoisleather three inches wide which is folded double and sewn, stuck orotherwise attached to the border of the cap so as to form an absorbentpad around the same, one and a half inches wide. The chamois leather maybe more or less than three inches in width and it may extend eitherentirely around the edge of the cap or so far only as to exclude thatpart of i go the cap which is in contact with the forehead of thewearer, to suit individual requirements.

It will be seen that the improved inner cap or head band will not onlykeep the hair dry but will also keep it in position under the bathing :5cap.

One way of carrying out the invention will now be describedwith-reference to the accompanying drawing in which:--

' Fig. 1 is a pictorial vie of an inner cap accord- (0 ing to theinvention. I

Fig. 2 is a section taken through the border and partly through the cap.

' As shown in the drawing the net cap Llilg. 1, which is shaped to fitthe head of the wearer, is

bound with a silk or other braid 4 at the edge or around apart thereoffolded to form a tubular element through which a piece ol' elastlc 2 isthreaded in order that the cap may be drawn snugly around the nape ofthe neck and across the forehead of the wearer. A piece of chamoisleather [is sewn over the edge and on to the cap to' form an absorbentpad. The chamois leather band so formed is long enough to extend fromone side of thejface across the back of the neck,

p the hair in place when the bathing cap is removed PATENT OFFICE.

to the other side of the face, the portion of the cap touching theforehead being finished by the binding 4. It will thus be seen that whenthe inner cap according to the invention is worn under the usual rubberbathing cap, water that may enter will be absorbed by the chmois leatherand will not pass up into the hair, and the hair will be kept dry.Furthermore as the net cap fits the head of the wearer the hair willalso be kept in position as long as it is worn and the net cap willretain the hair in place when the bathing cap is taken off. When anordinary rubber cap' is pulled off the head, the hair is considerablydisarranged, but with my construction, the net keeps the hair tidy andalso holds the chamois leather pad} securely in the correct position forkeeping out the wet when bathing.

I claim:

1. An inner cap for use in conjunction with a bathing cap to prevent theingress of water between thebathing cap and the head and to hold thehair in place when the bathing cap is removed, comprising a net capformed to fit the head of the wearer, a tubular binding of fabricextending entirely around the edge of the cap,

elastic means disposed within the tubular binding and adapted to drawthe edge of the cap against the head, the tubular binding havingsuflicient fullness to permit the elastic means to expand and contract,and a pad of absorbent material extending over the inner and outer facesof the rear portion of the net cap and extending around on each sidethereof whereby to provide an absorbent element at the nape of the neckbetween the head of the wearer and the margin of the bathing cap at therear thereof.

2. An inner cap for use in conjunction with a bathing cap to prevent theingress of water between the bathing cap and the'head and to hold andcomprising a net cap formed to fit the head of the wearer, a tubularbinding of fabric around the entire edge of the cap, an elastic banddisposed within the tubular binding, the binding having suflicientfullness to permit the elastic band to contract and expand, and a pad ofchamois skin disposed at the rear portion of the net cap and extendingupward on the inside and outside of the net cap, the chamois skinextending around laterally on each side of the net cap'and extendingupward toward the top of the net cap throughout its length.

JEAN STUART CHAPPLE.

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